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Denmark’s new copyright law offers protection against deepfakes

Denmark is enacting a new copyright law to offer protections against deepfakes. — Danes will be the first to get statutory protection for their own image and likeness. (Picture: Bill Smith, CC BY 2.0)

The government hopes Europe will follow its lead when it enacts statutory rights to its citizens appearance in its new, amended copyright law.

The idea is to ensure that people’s identities are protected against use in deepfakes, which is defined as very realistic digital representations of real people, including their appearance and voice, writes The Guardian.

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«Intimate» AI deepfakes are now illegal in the USA

Donald Trump signed the new deepfake law yesterday afternoon. — After years of political wrangling, sexual deepfakes are finally unlawful in the USA. (Picture: DreamStudio (CC BY 2.0))

It sure took a while and some harrowing experiences, but the deepfake “industry” just took a body blow last evening.

The penalties for making nonconsensual sexual deepfakes now include up to three years in prison, and websites will have 48 hours to remove reported content — and copies of it.

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Generativ AI brukes stadig mer i valgkampen i USA

Bruken av AI i den amerikanske valgkampen gjør det vanskelig å velge hva man skal tro på. (Bilde: Skjermdump, YouTube.)

Den amerikanske polikeren Ron DeSantis er ikke fremmed for å bruke kunstig intelligens i valgkampen for den republikanske nominasjonen i presidentvalget.

Nå har en alliert valgkampgruppe generert stemmen til Trump i en ny annonse, der han “leser opp” sin egen melding.

Dermed blir det stadig vanskeligere å skille sannhet fra oppspinn, mens AI-genererte bilder og stemmer flommer over skjermen — ikke minst på sosiale medier.

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